Caffeine Treatment Report
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Brand Names:
Coffee, Diet Coke, NoDoz, Pepsi, Soda pop
See also:
Coffee, Panlor SS
What is Caffeine?
Caffeine is a mild stimulant found in a range of popular drinks such as tea, coffee, and carbonated soft drinks. It has positive effects on mental alertness and concentration. Overuse can cause anxiety and insomnia, however. Some 90% of Americans use caffeine every day.
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Reasons Taken
87 patients in the community are taking or have taken Caffeine.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 26 | 29% |
| Fatigue | 11 | 12% |
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 8 | 9% |
| Don't know | 6 | 6% |
| Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) | 6 | 6% |
| Problems concentrating | 6 | 6% |
| General health | 5 | 5% |
| Headaches | 4 | 4% |
| Bowel problems | 2 | 2% |
| fatique | 1 | 1% |
| Difficulty waking up | 1 | 1% |
| lazyness | 1 | 1% |
| Treat Parkinson's | 1 | 1% |
| Brain fog | 1 | 1% |
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Caffeine or how long patients were taking Caffeine before stopping.
Currently taking Caffeine
Stopped taking Caffeine
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 8 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 33% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 67% | 2 |
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 38% | 3 |
| Mild | 50% | 4 |
| None | 13% | 1 |
Top reported side-effects include: Heart racing (tachycardia), Insomnia, Bowel urgency
Summary results are based on 8 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 8)
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- fragiletruth
- Depression: 0
- Emotional: 0
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 1
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Low
- 23 F
- Function: High
- Distress: Low
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by fragiletruth
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsMild
- Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
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- stargeek
- Depression: 1
- Emotional: 1
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 0
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 0
- External Stress: Moderate
- 39 M
- Function: Moderate
- Distress: Low
- See profile
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by stargeek
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsModerate
- Other
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks